Max Linder filmography
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Gabriel Leuvielle (16 December 1883 – 1 November 1925), known professionally as Max Linder, was a French actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and comedian of the silent film era. His onscreen persona "Max" was one of the first recognizable recurring characters in film. He has also been cited as the "first international movie star" and "the first film star anywhere".
Born in Cavernes, France to Catholic parents, Linder grew up with a passion for theater and enrolled in the Conservatoire de Bordeaux in 1899. He soon received awards for his performances and continued to pursue a career in the legitimate theater. He became a contract player with the Bordeaux Théâtre des Arts from 1901 to 1904, performing in plays by Molière, Pierre Corneille, and Alfred de Musset.
From the summer of 1905, Linder appeared in short comedy films for Pathé, at first usually in supporting roles. His first major film role was in the Georges Méliès-like fantasy film The Legend of Punching. During the following years, Linder made several hundred short films portraying "Max", a wealthy and dapper man-about-town frequently in hot water because of his penchant for beautiful women and the good life. Starting with The Skater's Debut in 1907, the character became one of the first identifiable motion-picture characters who appeared in successive situation comedies. By 1911, Linder was co-directing his own films (with René LePrince) as well as writing the scripts.
Linder enlisted at the outbreak of the First World War, and worked at first as a dispatch driver and entertainer. During his service, he was injured several times, and the experiences reportedly had a devastating effect on him both physically and mentally. It was during this time he had his first outbreak of chronic depression.
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Ah! Quel malheur d'avoir un gendre
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Au music-hall
1907 — a.k.a. At the Music Hall, in 0 top lists Check -
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C'est Papa qui a pris la Purge
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Débuts d'un aéronaute
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Domestique hypnotiseur
1907 — a.k.a. The Servant Hypnotist, in 0 top lists Check -
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Idée d'apache
1907 — a.k.a. A Hooligan Idea, in 0 top lists Check -
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La légende de Polichinelle
1907 — a.k.a. Harlequin's Story, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le mari de la doctoresse
1907 — a.k.a. Lady Doctor's Husband, in 0 top lists Check -
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Le poison
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Les exploits d'un fou
1907 — a.k.a. Doings of a Maniac, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les péripéties d'un amant
1907 — a.k.a. Lover's Ill Luck, in 0 top lists Check -
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Lèvres collées
1907 — a.k.a. Joined Lips, in 0 top lists Check -
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Les débuts d'un patineur
1907 — a.k.a. Max Learns to Skate, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pitou, bonne d'enfants
1907 — a.k.a. Private Atkins Minds a Baby, in 0 top lists Check -
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Pour un collier
1907 — a.k.a. All for a Necklace, in 0 top lists Check -
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Ruse de mari
1907 — a.k.a. Artful Husband, in 0 top lists Check -
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Sganarelle
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Un drame à Séville
1907 — a.k.a. A Drama in Seville, in 0 top lists Check
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